Display apparatus and display method

Abstract

Provided are a display apparatus and a display method. The display apparatus includes: a display configured to provide a plurality of item areas each of which displays at least a part of an item list including a plurality of items, wherein the display provides at least one item area, among the plurality of item areas, as a closed item area and provides at least one item area, among the plurality of item areas, as an open item area; and a controller configured to control the display to, in response to an input of a control apparatus that selects the closed item area, display at least some items of an item list corresponding to the closed item area on the open item area and to display at least some items of an item list corresponding to the open item area on the closed item area.

What is claimed is: 
     
       1. A display apparatus comprising:
 a display; 
 a user input interface; and 
 a controller configured to:
 control the display to display a first item area and a second item area, the first item area including at least one of a plurality of first items corresponding to a first category and the second item area including at least one of a plurality of second items corresponding to a second category which is different from the first category, 
 based on a user input being received through the user input interface for scrolling the plurality of second items, scroll the at least one of the plurality of second items included in the second item area, 
 based on a user input being received through the user input interface for selecting the first item area, control the display to display at least one of the plurality of first items in the second item area, and display at least one of the plurality of second items in the first item area, 
 
 wherein the plurality of first items when displayed in the first item area are not scrollable, and the plurality of first items when displayed in the second item area are scrollable. 
 
     
     
       2. The display apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the plurality of first items in the first item area are not selectable, and the plurality of second items in the second item area are selectable. 
     
     
       3. The display apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the controller is further configured to control the display to continuously change size of at least one of the first items of the item list, which are displayed in the first item area and/or to continuously change position of the at least one of the first items of the item list, which are displayed in the first item area. 
     
     
       4. The display apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the controller is further configured to control the display to continuously change size of at least one of the second items of the item list, which are displayed in the second item area and/or to continuously change position of the at least one of the second items of the item list, which are displayed in the second item area. 
     
     
       5. The display apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the controller is further configured to use at least one item area among the first item area and the second item area as an area for displaying an item for a specific purpose. 
     
     
       6. The display apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the controller is further configured to control the display to display an advertisement item at a first position in the second item area. 
     
     
       7. The display apparatus of  claim 6 , wherein when the advertisement item is entirely displayed in the second item area, in response to an input for selecting the first item area, the controller is further configured to control the display to maintain a size of the advertisement item but continuously change sizes of second items displayed in the second item area other than the advertisement item. 
     
     
       8. The display apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the controller is further configured to control the display such that the first items slide in the first item area. 
     
     
       9. The display apparatus of  claim 8 , wherein the controller is further configured to divide the first item area into a plurality of layers, and controls the display such that the first items displayed in the first item area on at least one layer among the plurality of layers. 
     
     
       10. A display method comprising:
 displaying a first item area and a second item area, the first item area including at least one of a plurality of first items corresponding to a first category and the second item area including at least one of a plurality of second items corresponding to a second category which is different from the first category; 
 based on a user input being received through a user input interface for scrolling the plurality of second items, scrolling the at least one of the plurality of second items included in the second item area; and 
 based on a user input being received through the user input interface for selecting the first item area, displaying at least one of the plurality of first items in the second item area, and displaying at least one of the plurality of second items in the first item area, 
 wherein the plurality of first items when displayed in the first item area are not scrollable, and the plurality of first items when displayed in the second item area are scrollable. 
 
     
     
       11. The display method of  claim 10 , wherein the plurality of first items in the first item area are not selectable, and the plurality of second items in the second item area are selectable. 
     
     
       12. The display method of  claim 10 , further comprising, continuously changing size and/or position of the at least one of the second items of the item list displayed in the second item area. 
     
     
       13. The display method of  claim 10 , further comprising, continuously changing size and/or position of the at least one of the first items of the item list displayed in the first item area. 
     
     
       14. The display method of  claim 10 , further comprising providing at least one item area among the first item area and the second item area as an area for displaying an item for a specific purpose. 
     
     
       15. The display method of  claim 10 , further comprising arranging and displaying an advertisement item at a first position in the second item area. 
     
     
       16. The display method of  claim 15 , further comprising, when the advertisement item is entirely displayed in the second item area, in response to an input for selecting the first item area, maintains a size of the advertisement item but continuously changing sizes of second items displayed in the second item area other than the advertisement item. 
     
     
       17. The display method of  claim 10 , further comprising controlling the display such that the first items slide in the first item area. 
     
     
       18. The display method of  claim 17 , further comprising dividing the first item area into a plurality of layers, and displaying such that the first items displayed in the first item area, slide on at least one layer among the plurality of layers.